page_title: Kilimarathukavu Temple
section_title: Mathru Pooja on Mothers Day
hierarchical_section_title: Kilimarathukavu Temple / Temple legend / Mathru Pooja on Mothers Day
caption_attribution_description: English: Mathru pooja in temple
context_page_description: Kilimarthukava Temple, also known as Kilimarathukavu Siva Parvathy Temple and in Malayalam as കിളിമരത്തുകാവ് ക്ഷേത്രം, is located in Kadakkal, Kollam, Kerala, India. It is one of the most famous centuries old temple in South India. This temple is very special in its deities. One of the speciality is that it has two Lord Shiva deities one is the main Shiva and the other is Mahanadan. It is also well known for the biggest Cult image of 'Dharma Sastha' who is Lord Ayyappan. Lord Hanuman temple is located at the centre of temple pond.Non-Hindus are allowed in the temple. The temple routines are strictly followed.
context_section_description: Birth giving mother and birthplace are godly. India is a country in which everyone treat their country as their Motherland and every mother represents the motherland.
  Sree Sankaracharya Adi Shankara said nobody in this universe can explain the pain each mother experienced while giving birth to her child. Each and every mother carrying her child in her womb would take lots of pain and struggles. From the day after giving birth to her child every mother will take care of her child by countless efforts which is beyond any returns.
  Sankaracharya sacrificed everything in his life in order to lead a monastic life. Whatever spiritual heights he reached, in front of his mother he used to be her obedient child. That was the significance he had given to his mother. God could not be everywhere and therefore he created Mothers. This was Sankaracharya's version about mothers.
  Every mother has love and affection towards her child. Mother's blessings are beyond everything in this world.       
  Nowadays, we conveniently forget in giving sufficient care for our parents. Mothers cared their children selflessly but in return, children shut down the door and dump them in old age homes. Our culture where parents were considered the final authority in families are being left in old age homes.
  In order to create the feeling the one's own mother should be revered and looked upon as God. There should be some kind of Mother Child relationship. To induce this, on Mother’s Day the children should take pooja along with their mother and worship them sitting at their feet. It is a healthy custom across all caste and religion in our society that God is worshiped through many forms and names. Among different ways of worship the first place is given to one's own mother, then father, then teacher and then a guest who comes home. Thus we teach "Mathru devo bhava, Pithru devo bhava, Acharaya devo bhava and Athithi devo bhava".
  In order to sow the seeds of parental respect towards every child's mother, "Mathru pooja" is a way to induce love and respect to their mother. Mathru pooja is based on the concept of paying our respects to our mother whom our culture sees as a representation of Devi. "Yaa Devi sarvabhootheshu Mathru roopena samsthitha Namasthasyai, Namasthasyai, Namasthasyai Namo Namah."
  Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, mother - child relationship and the impact of mother in society. It is being celebrated on various days around the world commonly in the month of March and May. As per United Nations Organization and many other countries it is celebrated on second sunday in the month of May every year. On Mother’s Day United Nations celebrate moms who impact their lives and work tirelessly to change the world. The United Nations Foundation knows how important mothers are in promoting prosperity, success and growth in communities around the world. They support United Nations every day in its effort to provide mothers the resources they need to lead healthy and happy life.
  With all Nations temple is also celebrating Mother's Day on every 2nd sunday of May every year at Kilimarathukavu Temple. On this auspicious occasion the temple advisory committee and Satya sai seva organization put hands together for "Mathru Pooja" on the same day with hundreds of Mothers and children.The program is scheduled for one hour in which Mothers will be seated on chair and children on the floor. Children will do pooja to their Mother who is a representation of Devi, with milk, rose water and water by chanting mantras. And before the Pooja gets over Mothers will keep hands on child's head and bless them. At last Mothers will give sweet to their child and the Pooja gets over. As this being held on a sacred temple, every child will keep the ethics and in turn make mother child relationship ends forever. Hope in Kaliyuga, Mathrupooja is an eyeopener!
caption: Mathru Pooja
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